topic Re: What is a good snapping tolerance? in ArcGIS Mapping and Charting Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/what-is-a-good-snapping-tolerance/m-p/760490#M2668 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>the trouble with pixels, is that the actual distance depends on the zoom level, so I prefer <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/editing-fundamentals/setting-the-snapping-tolerance-classic-snapping-.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/editing-fundamentals/setting-the-snapping-tolerance-classic-snapping-.htm">Setting the snapping tolerance (classic snapping)—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp; were you can set it to an actual distance, otherwise, I am constantly changing.&nbsp; You seem to work at a relatively fixed scale, so if you don't zoom in/out a lot, you probably won't notice.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:32:07 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2016-06-07T14:32:07Z What is a good snapping tolerance? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/what-is-a-good-snapping-tolerance/m-p/760489#M2667 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am working on a project where I essentially am connecting points together with a line in a sequence.&nbsp; There are hundreds of points so I move pretty quickly and I've noticed that even though I have snapping turned on, I will often get points that aren't snapped to properly.&nbsp; I thought maybe it was my snapping tolerance.&nbsp; I checked and it was 10 pixels so I adjusted it to 20 pixels.&nbsp; I am still having this issue.&nbsp; I am using the simple snapping instead of the classic snapping.&nbsp; Any thoughts on an appropriate snapping tolerance?&nbsp; I am working at 1:1128 scale.&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:23:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/what-is-a-good-snapping-tolerance/m-p/760489#M2667 JoshWhite 2016-06-07T14:23:16Z Re: What is a good snapping tolerance? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/what-is-a-good-snapping-tolerance/m-p/760490#M2668 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>the trouble with pixels, is that the actual distance depends on the zoom level, so I prefer <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/editing-fundamentals/setting-the-snapping-tolerance-classic-snapping-.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/editing-fundamentals/setting-the-snapping-tolerance-classic-snapping-.htm">Setting the snapping tolerance (classic snapping)—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp; were you can set it to an actual distance, otherwise, I am constantly changing.&nbsp; You seem to work at a relatively fixed scale, so if you don't zoom in/out a lot, you probably won't notice.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:32:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/what-is-a-good-snapping-tolerance/m-p/760490#M2668 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-06-07T14:32:07Z Re: What is a good snapping tolerance? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/what-is-a-good-snapping-tolerance/m-p/760491#M2669 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For this particular project I am working at a single scale.&nbsp; I will try switching to classic snapping to see if that resolves things.&nbsp; I haven't noticed this behavior before this project and primarily use the simple snapping for other projects.&nbsp; Not sure what it is about snapping to points that causes some issues.&nbsp; It's as if the line shifts as I am double clicking the last vertex to finish the sketch.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:26:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/what-is-a-good-snapping-tolerance/m-p/760491#M2669 JoshWhite 2016-06-07T15:26:31Z